noun

ligament

LIH-guh-muhnt

noun

A tough band of tissue that connects one bone to another and helps stabilize a joint.

"She tore a ligament in her knee during the match."

"Ligaments are less stretchy than tendons."

How to Use Ligament

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe tough tissue that holds your bones together at a joint.

Common mistake

Don't confuse with a tendon, which connects muscle to bone rather than bone to bone.

Easily confused with

tendon →

Common pairings

tear a ligament torn ligament knee ligament

ligaments plural

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She tore a _____ in her knee during the match.

From Latin ligamentum, from ligare, "to tie or bind."

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